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selfishness_n 1_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o the_o love_n of_o money_n 1_o tim._n 6.10_o so_o it_o may_v be_v true_o say_v of_o self-love_n that_o it_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a this_o be_v the_o most_o breed_a sin_n you_o may_v graft_v any_o wickedness_n upon_o this_o stock_n see_v 2_o tim._n 3.1_o there_o the_o apostle_n bring_v in_o a_o black_a catalogue_n of_o the_o vile_a sinner_n and_o he_o put_v selfish_a man_n in_o the_o front_n in_o the_o last_o day_n say_v he_o perilous_a time_n shall_v come_v for_o man_n shall_v be_v lover_n of_o their_o own_o self_n covetous_a beaster_n proud_a blasphemer_n disobedient_a to_o parent_n unthankful_a unholy_a without_o natural_a affection_n this_o be_v a_o sin_n with_o a_o imprimis_fw-la the_o commander_n in_o chief_a in_o the_o black_a regiment_n of_o lust_n it_o be_v the_o devil_n generalissimo_n see_v what_o a_o cic._n a_o hinc_fw-la ficae_fw-la hinc_fw-la venena_fw-la hinc_fw-la falsa_fw-la testamenta_fw-la na_fw-la 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liar_n 5_o the_o evil_a of_o unmercifulness_n by_o seek_v himself_o he_o lose_v himself_o by_o endeavour_v to_o save_v himself_o he_o destroy_v himself_o this_o be_v the_o great_a cruelty_n in_o the_o world_n see_v prov._n 11.17_o 6_o there_o be_v much_o of_o the_o devil_n in_o it_o when_o peter_n tempt_v our_o saviour_n to_o save_v himself_o from_o the_o shameful_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n he_o say_v get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n he_o call_v he_o satan_n not_o only_o because_o he_o tempt_v he_o but_o because_o of_o the_o sin_n to_o which_o he_o tempt_v he_o all_o sin_n be_v the_o devil_n well_fw-mi per_fw-la modum_fw-la imaginis_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la servitutis_fw-la either_o by_o way_n of_o likeness_n or_o service_n to_o he_o selfishness_n be_v so_o in_o both_o respect_n 7_o it_o be_v the_o great_a makebate_n in_o the_o world_n the_o great_a divider_n it_o divide_v man_n from_o god_n and_o man_n one_o from_o another_o 8_o it_o be_v the_o only_a hindrance_n of_o 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off_o from_o these_o thing_n for_o which_o end_n you_o must_v be_v much_o in_o the_o study_n of_o the_o nothingness_n of_o they_o and_o that_o in_o these_o four_o particular_n 1_o in_o point_n of_o discrimination_n there_o be_v a_o difference_n indeed_o betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n but_o these_o thing_n do_v neither_o make_v it_o nor_o argue_v it_o 1_o they_o do_v not_o make_v a_o difference_n they_o make_v a_o difference_n indeed_o before_o man_n jam._n 2.2_o 3._o yet_o not_o before_o the_o best_a of_o man_n psal_n 15.4_o 16.3_o howsoever_o not_o before_o god_n rom._n 2.11_o luke_n 16_o 23._o 2_o they_o do_v not_o argue_v it_o eccles_n 9.1_o many_o think_v god_n love_v they_o because_o they_o have_v a_o great_a share_n of_o these_o thing_n than_o other_o have_v but_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o god_n love-token_n he_o give_v they_o in_o great_a abundance_n to_o his_o enemy_n the_o turkish_a empire_n be_v but_o a_o crust_n give_v to_o dog_n luth._o 2_o in_o point_n of_o reparation_n 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